Deborah Kelsh

Professor of Education

Degrees

Ph.D.EnglishUniversity at Albany
M.A.English Education 7-12University at Albany
B.A.English: Secondary EducationThe College of Saint Rose

Professional Experience

English Teacher, New York State Public School, 1979-1988

Teaching Interests

Current Courses at The College of Saint Rose
EDU 300: Foundations of Education (“Education Under Capitalism”)
SEC 365: Curriculum & Instruction in English
SEC 371: Literacy & Literature in Middle and Secondary Schools
SEC 374: Methods of Teaching English in Secondary Schools
EDU 506: Educational Foundations (“Education Under Capitalism”)
SEC 515: Curriculum & Instruction in English
SEC 518: Literacy Improvement in Secondary Schools
SEC 520: Methods of Teaching English in Secondary Schools

Research/Creative Works

Recent Publications:

  • Kelsh, D. (2013). The pedagogy of excess. Special Issue, Education for Revolution, a joint publication of two journals, Cultural Logic: Marxist Theory and Practice (fall 2013; article available online), pp. 137-56; and Works & Days, 31 (fall, 2013), pp. 167-90.
  • Kelsh, D., Hill, D., & Macrine, S. (2010). Eds. Class in education: Knowledge, pedagogy, subjectivity. London: Routledge.
  • Kelsh, D. (2010). Cultureclass. In D. Kelsh, D. Hill, and S. Macrine (Eds.), Class in education. London: Routledge.
  • Macrine, S., Hill, D., & Kelsh, D. (2010). Introduction. In D. Kelsh, D. Hill, and S. Macrine (Eds.), Class in education. London: Routledge.
  • Kelsh, D. & Hill, D. (2006). The culturalization of class and the occluding of class consciousness: The knowledge industry in/of education. Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 4 (1).

Recent Presentations:

  • Kelsh, D., Russell, T., & Marley, J. (2016, October). Character study: A funds of knowledge approach to teaching for social justice. Interactive presentation at the annual meeting of the New York State English Council, Albany, New York.
  • Kelsh, D., Ferreri, M., Petker, Z. & Zobre, J. (2016, October). Teaching with tiny texts: A collection of common core-aligned strategies. Interactive presentation at the annual meeting of the New York State English Council, Albany, New York.
  • Kelsh, D. (2014). Tacit Positivism in the Common Core. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Philadelphia.
  • Kelsh, D. (2013). Surplus value and outlawed need. Paper presented at the Rethinking Marxism International Conference, University of Amherst, Massachusetts.
  • Kelsh, D. (2012). Beyond knowing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Vancouver.

Speciality Areas:

  • Cultural Theory; Transformative Pedagogy; Writing & Rhetoric; Humanities-Oriented Research in Education; English Language Arts in Secondary Schools